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<h1>Saving a filter</h1>
<p>After you have created a filter you can save it for use on future reports 
 or documents.</p>
<h2>To save a filter</h2>
<ol>
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>After creating your filter, click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Save As</B></span>. The Save As dialog box 
 opens.</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Browse to the folder in which you 
 want to save the filter.</p></li>
	<ul>
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1>If you want 
 to save the Filter in a new folder, click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>New 
 folder. </B></span>The New Folder dialog box opens. Create a new folder as 
 described in 
<a href="Create_a_new_folder.htm">Creating a folder</a>. 
 </p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>In the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Name</B></span> 
 text box, type the name of the filter.</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>In the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Description 
 </B></span>text box, type a short description for the filter.</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span>. 
 The filter is saved. </p></li>
</ol>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Note: </B></span>If you attempt to save 
 a filter with the same name and location as an existing filter, a message 
 states that you are attempting to overwrite an existing object. Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span>, then give the filter a new 
 name or location.</p>
<p class="whs1">Related topics:</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p>
<a href="WhatAreFilters.htm">About filters</a></p></li>
</ul>
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